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The Tokugawa Period
Number of Words: 1852 / Number of Pages: 7
... Not only is it of interest for its own sake, it is also important to study the period for better insight into the countries modernization. Before the country modernized, the system ruling over the civilization was one very similar to those which once ruled over European societies.
The periods preceding the Tokugawa Japan were known specifically by their feudal nature. Much like the medieval years of Britain and of Europe, the Japanese feudal system was based on survival of the strongest. What this implies is that whoever had the strongest army supporting them would hold the most power (Nnakane). I ...
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Bhutan
Number of Words: 645 / Number of Pages: 3
... of all the Himalayan countries. It’s underdeveloped, but has the potential to develop it’s economy. Farming is Bhutan’s chief economic activity. Different crops are grown depending on it’s elevation. Rice and buckwheat are grown up to 5000 ft. Barley and wheat are grown up to 9000 ft. Coal is the only mineral mined. It’s economy hasn’t been able to develop due to it’s remoteness, lack of convenient markets, qualified technicians, and transportation facilities. In 1974 Bhutan began to welcome tourists. In 1990, more than 1500 tourists visited Bhutan, and tourism was the largest source of for ...
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Causes Of The Civil War 2
Number of Words: 1588 / Number of Pages: 6
... thinking. British statesmen believed that Parliament had complete authority over the colonies. It could make laws for them, tax them and even abolish their elected assemblies. But, patriot leaders in America denied all this. They believed Parliament was bound to respect certain natural rights of man. The colonists did not think Parliament represented them, therefore they did not respect the taxes it imposed. The English leaders, on the other hand, thought members of Parliament looked after the best interests of the whole empire.
People all over the world believe that government protects lif ...
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D.h. Lawrence
Number of Words: 1811 / Number of Pages: 7
... family finances, and also on a delicate boy. He took the train to Nottingham at seven in the morning and didn't reach home until evening. Once again, he made few friends; Frieda, his wife, wrote that one boy who took Lawrence home to tea was horrified to discover that his father was a miner and refused to have any more to do with him.
Brinsley Colliery - source of the Lawrence family income.
Lawrence spent much of what today would be thought of as 'leisure time'(and there was precious little of it) helping his overworked, and beloved mother. His early life is open to scrutiny in his third and autobiogr ...
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Lewis And Clark Discoveries
Number of Words: 336 / Number of Pages: 2
... expedition, Lewis and Clark developed a ritual that they used when meeting a tribe for the first time. The captains would explain to the tribal leaders that the their land now belonged to the United States, and that a man far in the east - President Thomas Jefferson - was their new "great father." They would also give the Indians a peace medal with Jefferson on one side and two hands clasping on the other, as well as some form of presents (often trade goods). Moreover, the Corps members would perform a kind of parade, marching in uniform and shooting their guns.
I believe that with all the help the I ...
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British Colonialism
Number of Words: 586 / Number of Pages: 3
... the most complex colonialism because beside the trading motives there were other motives like religion and politics. By the end of the 18th century the British Empire included Australia, Canada, Guinea, part of India, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Malaysia. One hundred years later Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa where added to the British Empire.
The British took advantage of their colonies and became one of the strongest nations in the world. However the British trafficked on the natives. The natives hated their oppressors but they didn't have the power for a revolution. As Ge ...
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Canada At War
Number of Words: 986 / Number of Pages: 4
... on many occasions. The troops were called out to serve for many months on the Canadian border of the Niagara Peninsula and the Eastern Townships during the Fenian Raids of 1886 and 1870. The Canadian Troops also set out in aid of the civil power in 1877 during the Orange Riots, the Quebec riots which were a year later and served at the smallpox Riot of 1885. Due to Canada’s service over seas in Africa, the Royal Highlanders were awarded the battle honour, South Africa 1889-1900.
1905 was the year that the Royal Highlanders Regiment was formally allied with the Black Watch Troops in Scotland, and ...
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Operation Linebacker
Number of Words: 858 / Number of Pages: 4
... he wouldn’t accept the installation of an international peacekeeping force. National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger, believed these demands were just a smokescreen intended to put off the talks long enough for the new United States Congress to come into session. He and Nixon feared, as written in Earl Tilford’s book Setup-What the Air Force did in Vietnam and Why, that the Democratic controlled congress would “legislate the United States out of the war... and give Hanoi a better peace agreement by default”. (Tilford: 253) Nixon wanted to wrap up the peace talks before that happened. How cou ...
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Civil Rights Movement 3
Number of Words: 1061 / Number of Pages: 4
... the rights of society in general. The First Amendment is the basis of the democratic process in the United States. The First Amendment forbids Congress to pass laws restricting freedom of speech, of the press, of peaceful assembly, or of petition. Many people consider freedom of speech the most important freedom and the foundation of all other freedoms. The First Amendment also forbids Congress to pass laws establishing a state religion or restricting religious freedom. The Supreme Court has ruled that the 14th Amendment makes the guarantees of the 1st Amendment apply to the state governments. ...
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The Borderlands: 1880 - 1940
Number of Words: 1608 / Number of Pages: 6
... cities in the United States became the chief suppliers of guns to the Revolution. This form trade was illegal and mainly done on the Black Market. The legal trade that existed before the Revolution disappeared with the outbreak of war. Mexico had closed the border during the conflict to prevent the supply of arms. The United States had also tried to stop the flow of arms but not successful. Eventually the United States had sent troops to the region when the fighting spilled over the border. The troops stayed in the region after the Mexican Revolution and were an economic boom to the region.
The United ...
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